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ADFM National
Caregivers Network in collaboration with Eisai Malaysia and The Faculty of
Nursing, MAHSA University College is holding a One Day Seminar on:
"PERSON CENTRED DEMENTIA CARE”
SPEAKERS:
1. Dr Ng Li-Ling, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Programme Director Community Psychogeriatric Programme, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
2. Dr Philip Yap Lin Kiat, Senior Consultant Geriatrician, Clinical Director, Geriatric Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
DATE: SATURDAY,
8 JUNE 2013
TIME: 9.00am – 4.30pm (Registration
starts 8.00am)
Jalan University Campus, Off Jalan University, 59100 Petaling Jaya
Programme:
0800 Registration of
Attendance
0900 Welcome Address by Chairperson
0905 Dementia – Chronic
Disease of the 21st Century (Dr Ng LI-LING)
1000 Understanding the
Dementia Experience (video based learning) (Dr Philip Yap)
1100 Tea break
1130 A Primer on Person Centred
Care (Dr Philip Yap)
1230 Lunch break
1330 Understanding Behaviours in Dementia
(Dr Ng LL)
1430 Tea break
1500 Person Centred Care for
Family Caregivers (Dr Philip Yap)
1600 Q & A
1630 End
OBJECTIVE:
Dementia
is set to become the chronic disease of the 21st century. With 35million people
with dementia in the world currently, the numbers will rise to 50million
by 2020.
Latest statistics in the United States show that one in 3 older
persons die from dementia today. Indeed, as there is still no cure
for dementia on the horizon, there is a pressing need to help persons with
dementia (PWD) and their families live and cope better with the disease.
In recent times, person
centred care (PCC) has become synonymous with quality care for PWD. PCC values the person
as a unique individual, adopts the perspective of the person and provides a
supportive environment that understands his needs, upholds his autonomy and
places the highest value on his well-being. Although it is true that brain
pathology is often the dominant driver of dementia symptoms, PCC posits that an
intimate knowledge
of the person's unique past, comprising his biography and personality, coupled
with insights into the environment he is subjected to, help us better understand
and see the real person behind the facade of
the disease. There is recent research to show that a supportive and
enriched environment can help PWD. Therefore, it appears that beyond
biological factors, quality of care impacts not just quality of life but also
how dementia evolves. Person centred care (PCC) is a
call to care better for our elders with dementia and we should rise to the call.
SPEAKER’S
PROFILE:
DR NG
LI-LING, MBBS, MMED (Psych), FAMS, is a senior Consultant Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychological Medicine, Changi General
Hospital Singapore. She chairs the National Dementia Network at the Ministry of Health, Heads the Community Psychogeriatric Programme and sits on the Board of Alzheimer's Disease International. She received specialist training in the field of
psycho-geriatrics in UK in 1991. Since
1993, she has been the Vice President of the Singapore Alzheimer’s Association
and has had significant experience in the management of people with dementia
and their families. In addition, Dr Ng
is actively involved in the planning of services for the elderly with mental
illnesses and is a strong advocate for the greater awareness of the special
needs of this sub-group.
DR PHILIP YAP LIN KIAT is a Senior Consultant Geriatrician & Clinical Director of the Geriatric Centre, also leads the Memory and Dementia Care Service, in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Singapore. He has a special interest in improving quality of care and quality of life for persons with dementia and their family caregivers. He sits on the Committees of the National Dementia Network at the Ministry of Health, The Alzheimer’s Disease Association of Singapore, the Medical Advisory Board of Agency for Integrated Care and is also Chairperson of the Steering Committee for Person Centred Care and Dementia Care Mapping in Singapore.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Caregivers
and families, Allied
Health Workers & all those who directly or
indirectly are involved in the care of persons with dementia.
Certificate of
Attendance will be awarded to participants from Allied Health Sector.
To the Caregivers and their families, this is a seminar you should not miss it. We look forward that all of you make it a
point to register for the above seminar.
COMPULSORY PRE-REGISTRATION
: First-Come-First-Served Basis:
1. Email Registration Form to jenny@adfm.org.my
or Fax to 03 7960 8482.
2. SMS 016 608 2513 indicating full name, caregiver (Yes/No), and contacts if you do not have email access.
3. Email jenny@adfm.org.my or call 016 608 2513 / 03 7956 2008 for any clarifications.
4. Closing date by 25 May 2013.
We look forward to welcoming all of you at the above seminar.
4. Closing date by 25 May 2013.
We look forward to welcoming all of you at the above seminar.
